Clean lift

ABSTRACT

A unit created to maintain hygiene to lower and lift up the toilet seat without direct physical contact with the seat when being used. It will come in a plain cylindrical tubular vertical form and can be made from plastic, wood, or metal. It can remain right next to the toilet or on top of the tank cover standing on its base and does not need any batteries nor requires plugging for electricity use.

A unit created to maintain hygiene and be used in a sanitary position tolower and lift the toilet seat without direct physical contact whenbeing used. It will be something simple and practical to do. It willcome in a plain cylindrical tubular vertical form. It can be made fromvarious materials. It can remain right next to the toilet or on topstanding on its base and does not need any batteries nor requiresplugging for electricity use.

FIG. 1: “Clean Lift” shows the complete body of this unit

FIG. 2: Handle: shows the top portion of this unit, which is the handleto be able to hold

FIG. 3: Bottom Piece: shows the bottom portion of the unit that will beused to lift the toilet seat up or down

FIG. 4: shows a demonstration on how the “Clean Lift” will be used topull down the toilet seat or up

FIG. 5: shows a demonstration on how the “Clean Lift” will be used topull down the toilet seat or up

FIG. 6: Base: shows the base where the “Clean Lift” can rest on

FIG. 7: Base & “Clean Lift”: shows how the “Clean Lift” rests on thebase

FIG. 8: Bottom Piece: show how he bottom piece has a hook to be able tograsp the toilet seat and make it easier to pull down

FIG. 9: shows how the “Clean Lift” can rest on its base either on thefloor or on top of the toilet

FIG. 10: shows the front side view of the “Clean Lift”

FIG. 11: shows the back side view of the “Clean Lift”

FIG. 12: shows a demonstration on how the “Clean Lift” will be used tobring the toilet seat up

FIG. 13: shows a demonstration on how the “Clean Lift” can also beturned around and how you can use the other side to also lift the toiletseat

FIG. 14: shows how the “Clean Lift” is used to bring down the toiletseat and how the hook shown on FIG. 8 will make it easier to bring down

I, Ruben Dario Reyes from Yonkers, NY., was first inspired to invent the“Clean Lift” by personal observation. I knew that toilet seats,especially those in public bathrooms, are often unsanitary. What weneeded is a way to life the seat without having to touch the seatitself. It occurred to me that a hooked handle would be a simple andeasy way to eliminate the need to touch a toilet seat. Intrigued by thisidea I began pondering designs and the result of brainstorming was the“Clean Lift”

I claim that:
 1. The “Clean Lift” is a handle that would make it easierlift and lower the seat. (a) This unit will have a cylindrical designwith a main handle grip and a dual-hooked extension at the far end. Theunit could measure approximately 24 inches long and could be producedfrom plastic. To use the “Clean Lift”, the user would simply grip thehandle and use the hooks to lift the seat. (b) The unit could be offeredin wide variety of colors and designs to match household decor. It wouldalso be easy to store and clean and would durable and not rust. It wouldoffer the consumer convenience, especially in a public restroom. (c) The“Clean Lift ”could be produced easily using conventional and readilyavailable materials and manufacturing processes. No new productiontechnology would be required. It could be produced from any number ofhard, durable plastic formulations such as ABS, acrylic, polypropylene,phenolic resins or amino resins. These materials generally have goodcolor ability, are reasonably priced, and are readily fabricated by anumber of manufacturing processes, including injection molding. (d) The“Clean Lift” could be packaged in a blister pack. This type of packagingconsists of a piece of thin, clear polystyrene which has been molded toconform to the shape of the product being glued or otherwise attached toa piece of cardboard pressboard. The product would be placed in themolded polystyrene prior to its attachment to the cardboard. Thecardboard pressboard could have the product name and other descriptivematerial, such as a sketch showing the product in use, printed on thefront of the cardboard pressboard using a four-color printing process.Other material such as instructions for use could be printed on the backusing black ink on stock. A single hole could be punched in the top ofthe cardboard pressboard for rack merchandising or for use with apoint-of-purchase display. Corrugated cardboard shipping containerswould then be used to hold a quantity of individually packaged productsto facilitate shipment and storage.